By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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Paris attacks 2015: US markets open marginally higher

November 16, 2015

US stock markets traded mostly higher on opening on Monday, helped by oil prices, following on from terror attacks in Paris on Friday that had caused Asian and European markets to fall on opening. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.26 per cent up at 17,290 points as markets opened, while the S&P 500 was 0.32 per cent [...]
Paris attacks: Jeremy Corbyn says French air strikes in Syria will “probably not” make a difference

November 16, 2015

The renewed air strikes by France in Syria in the aftermath of Friday's tragic attacks in Paris will "probably not" make a difference, according to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. While condemning the "appalling" attacks, Corbyn said a political settlement must be reached in Syria in order to overcome the Islamic State, and that bombings will bring no [...]
Workplace bullying costs the economy almost £18bn a year

November 16, 2015

Workplace bullying is on the rise, with many victims afraid to speak up and large economic losses resulting, a new study has found. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) report said it receives around 20,000 calls relating to bullying and harassment each year, which has economy wide impacts in lost turnover and lost productivity. [...]
Paris Attacks: Prime Minister David Cameron agrees the deadly attacks in Paris could have happened in UK

November 16, 2015

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Paris attacks: Prime Minister David Cameron admits attacks could have happened in UK

November 16, 2015

David Cameron has said the attacks that struck Paris on Friday night could have happened in "Belgium, it could have happened in Denmark, it could have happened Sweden, it could have happened [in the UK]". Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he was asked whether the attacks, in which 129 people were killed, could have have "been [...]
Taylor Wimpey’s share price rises as it says there is a healthy backdrop to UK housing market and reports sales rates up against last year

November 16, 2015

Taylor Wimpey is optimistic about the UK housing market, even with the prospect of an interest rate rise next year. Today it said it expects to improve its operating profit margin in 2015. The figures Britain's second largest housebuilder said sales rates for the year to date are ahead of last year, at 0.76 sales per outlet per week. [...]
Japan falls back into recession

November 16, 2015

Japan has fallen back into recession, after its economy shrank by 0.8 per cent on an annualised basis in the third quarter of 2015. The economy of Japan receded by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter: a technical recession occurs when there are two consecutive months of negative growth. The economy fell 0.2 per cent between the [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 index suffers worst week since August on mining companies

November 13, 2015

The FTSE 100 endured its worst week since August, closing 1.03 per cent down on Friday at 6,115 points, dragged down today by G4S and Rolls-Royce. The UK's top blue-chip index closed at its lowest point since 2 October, six weeks ago. Rolls-Royce continued on from sharp falls yesterday, dropping 4.19 per cent to 514.5p per share, after falling [...]
‘Jihadi John’ Mohammed Emwazi may have been hit by airstrike that Prime Minister David Cameron says “was the right thing to do”

November 13, 2015

Prime Minister David Cameron this morning said an air strike may have taken out Mohamed Emwazi, better known as Jihadi John, in what he termed an “act of self defence”. The Prime Minister said the UK had been working with the US “around the clock to track him down” but “cannot yet be certain if the strike [...]
The UK is now more in favour of leaving the EU than remaining a member, according to a new poll

November 13, 2015

The United Kingdom is now more in favour of leaving the European Union than remaining a member, according to a new poll. In the first poll conducted since Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his demands for EU treaty change, there has been an increase in support for leaving the EU, to 53 per cent, against [...]

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